Speaking British

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1. Your British friend just polished off a big bowl of spotted dick and informs you he needs a zizz. What is a zizz to a British person? Nap Snack Fling Beard stubble

2. British schoolchildren go by years. What does an American schoolchild go by? Courses of study Levels Semesters Grades

3. What would a British person do with winklepickers? Eat them Wear them Exterminate them Ride them

4. A lot of highways in England have grassy strips along the edges. What do they call those grassy strips? Merges Verges Purges Surges

5. What does a British person mean by uni, as in "my child is now in uni"? Universal Life Church Monastery Uniform University The United States

6. A British fisherman would be particularly interested in tiddlers. What is a tiddler? Minnow Lead weight Creel Vest with umpteen pockets

7. If someone from Great Britain said something was skew-whiff, what would it be? Complicated Piratical Simple Cock-eyed

8. Rounders is a British sport. What is the closest thing to it in the US? Baseball Llama racing Field hockey Football

9. British people form queues. What do Americans form? Lines Committees Panels Work gangs

10. In a British gym class, what would you put on if you were told to wear plimsolls? Sneakers Padded headgear Jock straps Sleeveless t-shirts

11. Let me turn this around. To an American, they are expenses. What are they to someone in Great Britain? Spendings Divestitures Out-goings Bills

12. A British person plays noughts and crosses. What is the game known as to Americans? Checkers Bingo Darts Tic-tac-toe

13. What does someone from Great Britain expect if they order bangers and mash? Cigarettes and corn liquor Sausage and mashed potatoes Matches and tobacco Shoelaces and shoe polish

14. If someone from Great Britain said they were in a lay-by, where would you find them? Roadside rest area Waiting room Hospital Harbor dock

15. What does someone from Great Britain call the stone which forms the edge of pavement? Approach Gutter Kerb That stone which forms the edge of pavement

16. What kind of potato is a jacket potato? Boiled It isn't a potato at all; it's a buttonaire Julienne Baked

17. An English driver calls it an indicator. What does an American driver call it? Turn signal Dashboard gauge Roadsign Painted line on the road

18. In Great Britain they call it a holiday. What do Americans call it? Weekend Vacation Workday Sick day

19. If a British person said your work was grotty, should you be offended? Yes No

20. Where does a full stop go? Foul line on a bowling lane Roadway intersection End of a sentence Parking lot curbstone

21. To an English person, it is an engaged tone. What is it to an American? How a man talks to his fiance Radio static Busy signal Hum of a microwave

22. Would you like for a British person to de-bag you? Yes No

23. What is the American name for what someone from Great Britain calls crisps? Carrots and celery French fried potatoes Potato chips Crackers

24. A British person who carries banknotes has what in their pocket? Cashier's checks Paper money Bonds Calendars

25. If a British person wanted an aubergine, what would an American call what they expect to get? Hair coloring Liqueur Eggplant Silk scarf